"belitter" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: belitters [present, singular, third-person], belittering [participle, present], belittered [participle, past], belittered [past]
Etymology: From be- + litter (“droppings, refuse”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|litter|t2=droppings, refuse}} be- + litter (“droppings, refuse”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} belitter (third-person singular simple present belitters, present participle belittering, simple past and past participle belittered)
  1. (transitive) To strew with litter (for the floor). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-belitter-en-verb-LlAir-TF Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 28 36 37
  2. (transitive) To bestrew with rubbish or things in disorder. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-belitter-en-verb-2O9SNufW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 28 36 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: belitters [present, singular, third-person], belittering [participle, present], belittered [participle, past], belittered [past]
Etymology: From be- + litter (“offspring”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|litter|t2=offspring}} be- + litter (“offspring”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} belitter (third-person singular simple present belitters, present participle belittering, simple past and past participle belittered)
  1. (transitive) To bring forth a litter; have young; litter. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-belitter-en-verb-7fx0d8wb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 28 36 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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